scholarly journals Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities Techniques Applied to University Research and Teaching in the field of Physics.

Author(s):  
José Daniel Sierra Murillo

The incorporation of the new audiovisual technology to the closest social field allows you to use your familiarity and easy access to the research and teaching disciplines of learning also in the university. In particular, it is of utmost importance for the Teaching Innovation Project (TIP) that is addressed in this document: “Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities Techniques Applied to University Research and Teaching in the field of Physics”. It has great advantages for training / learning especially for the last generations, so familiar with all kinds of audiovisual technology. Obviously, introductory complements to the field of specific competencies are needed so that the fundamental training and meaningful learning objective comes to fruition. For this, it is necessary to have a good information base on Physics treated through Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities Techniques, in order to be able to select the appropriate information and level in each of the TIP stages. This base is susceptible to evolution and improvement if sufficient tools and knowledge are available. In addition, it will be possible to generate new procedures based on the strengths and weaknesses appreciated in this TIP.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Jose Antonio Méndez Serrano ◽  
Lucía Comino Mateos ◽  
Francisca García Rodríguez ◽  
Emilio Gómez Cobos

ResumenEl aprendizaje es experiencia, todo lo demás es información. (Albert Einstein). En nuestras escuelas, ¿informamos o creamos experiencias? ¿Cómo vieron la luz los grandes inventos y las teorías que hoy usamos en nuestro día a día? ¿Cuáles son las diferencias y similitudes entre los inventores y nuestros alumnos? ¿La docencia que yo realizo en el aula inspira a mis estudiantes a ser unos apasionados de lo que están haciendo, motivados por lo que van a descubrir y la utilidad que va tener para ellos, en su ámbito personal, profesional y, para la sociedad? Este artículo describe la experiencia y los resultados del Proyecto de Innovación Docente desarrollado en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación de la Universidad de Granada. Los procesos metodológicos aplicados para mejorar la docencia, los resultados académicos y el crecimiento personal de cada participante. Se ha basado en tres iniciativas clave: a) Docencia coordinada basada en proyectos entre las cinco asignaturas del semestre. Se ajustan cronogramas y se usa un único modelo arquitectónico como objeto práctico para todas las asignaturas, se complementa la evaluación individual de los estudiantes con una defensa oral ante los profesores de las asignaturas. b) Adaptación de las clases, basada en la neuroeducación, para evocar la curiosidad, la atención y la memorización. c) Talleres formativos y proceso individual de coaching. En los primeros se desarrolla el aprendizaje cooperativo entre iguales, (interdependencia positiva), gestión del tiempo, formas de ser en el aula, el arte de emocionar en público, toma de decisiones y gestión de conflictos. En el segundo, proceso de acompañamiento realizado por un coach acreditado, por el cual mediante preguntas reveladoras y dinámicas, al estilo de la mayéutica socrática, el estudiante potencia sus virtudes y habilidades e identifica creencias limitantes, transformándolas para crear resultados diferentes.AbstractLearning is experience, all else is information. (Albert Einstein). In our schools, do we inform or create experiences? How did the great inventions and the theories that we use in our day to day life come to light? What are the differences and similarities between the inventors and our students? Does The teaching that I carry out in the classroom inspires my students to be passionate about what they are doing, motivated by what they will discover and the utility that it will have for them, in their personal and professional environment and, for society? This article describes the experience and results of the Teaching Innovation Project developed at the School of Building Engineering at the University of Granada. The methodological processes applied to improve teaching, academic results and personal growth of each participant. It has been based on three key initiatives: a) Coordinated teaching based on projects among the five subjects of the semester. Schedules are adjusted and a single architectural model is used as a practical object for all subjects, the individual assessment of the students is complemented with an oral defense before the subject teachers. b) Adaptation of classes, based on neuroeducation, to evoke curiosity, attention and memorization. c) Training workshops and individual coaching process. In The first of them, cooperative learning among equals (positive interdependence), time management, ways of being in classroom, the art of thrilling in public, decision making and conflict management are developed. In the second, a process of accompanying conducted by an accredited coach, through revealing and dynamic questions, in the style of Socratic maieutic, the student strengthens their virtues and abilities and identifies limiting beliefs, transforming them to create different results.


Author(s):  
Dolors Gil-Doménech ◽  
Jasmina Berbegal-Mirabent ◽  
Marta Mas-Machuca

The present work aims at presenting a teaching innovation project, the B-SMART, which has been implemented at UIC Barcelona in the academic year 2018/19. Conceived as a project to respond to social demands, the B-SMART project aims at creating a collaborative environment and at strengthening the ties between companies (mainly targeted to SMEs, start-ups and NGOs) and the university. To do so, students work on real challenges or projects posed by companies. This approach helps students to better understand the theoretical concepts taught in class as well as to boost soft skills that will be required in their daily practice. In turn, companies gain access to new talent (students), fresh ideas, and the knowledge and infrastructures available at the university. In this study we explain the project and pay special attention to the first two projects solved through the B-SMART project. We use design thinking as the teaching method. Preliminary results show that both students and companies benefit from this experience.


2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-81
Author(s):  
Trystan S. Goetze

Current disputes over the nature and purpose of the university are rooted in a philosophical divide between theory and practice. Academics often defend the concept of a university devoted to purely theoretical activities. Politicians and wider society tend to argue that the university should take on more practical concerns. I critique two typical defenses of the theoretical concept—one historical and one based on the value of pure research—and show that neither the theoretical nor the practical concept of a university accommodates all the important goals expected of university research and teaching. Using the classical pragmatist argument against a sharp division between theory and practice, I show how we can move beyond the debate between the theoretical and practical concepts of a university, while maintaining a place for pure and applied research, liberal and vocational education, and social impact through both economic applications and criticism aimed at promoting social justice.


Comunicar ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (33) ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Hinojo-Lucena ◽  
Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz ◽  
María Pilar Cáceres-Reche

This paper describes the main contributions by students from a Teaching Innovation Project (2005) at the University of Córdoba focused on a part-time attendance teaching methodology (blended learning) through a virtual space within the degree of Educational Psychology. The most relevant contributions to the project (later applied in the Faculty of Educational Sciences in the University of Granada, Spain) are also collected. The students’ thoughts on the strengths and weakness as the main receptors of teaching in the European Space are an important factor in the improvement of teaching restructuring, based on the training necessities of all the educational agents involved directly and indirectly in this moment of change (teachers, students, educational authorities, etc.). Este trabajo describe las principales aportaciones presentadas por el alumnado, con motivo de la puesta en práctica de un proyecto de innovación docente (2005) en la Universidad de Córdoba, centrado en el desarrollo de una metodología docente semipresencial (blended learning) me diante un entorno virtual en la titulación de Psicopedagogía. También se recogen los resultados más significativos del mismo proyecto implementado posteriormente en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Granada. La reflexión acerca de las fortalezas y debilidades manifestadas por los destinatarios directos del proceso de convergencia europeo, como son los estudiantes, permitirá la mejora de la reestructuración de una enseñanza acorde con las necesidades formativas de todos los agentes educativos implicados directa o indirectamente en este momento de cambio (profesorado, alumnado, autoridades educativas, etc.).


Author(s):  
Manuel D. Marín Granados ◽  
Oscar D. de Cózar Macías ◽  
E. Beatriz Blazquez Parra ◽  
Francisco J. Ortíz Zamora ◽  
Francisca J. Castillo Rueda ◽  
...  

Aula Abierta ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Manuel Cotrina García ◽  
Mayka García García ◽  
Ester Caparrós Martín

RESUMENEste trabajo aborda la “pareja pedagógica” como estrategia didáctica innovadora de corte inclusivo, que caracteriza una modalidad de enseñanza colaborativa (co-enseñanza). Esta estrategia requiere la implicación, intencional y voluntaria de dos profesores en todos los aspectos vinculados a la docencia: planificación, evaluación y, singularmente, durante el desarrollo de las sesiones de clases. Inicialmente se revisa la literatura sobre el tema de estudio, de cara a documentar su potencial en la mejora del proceso didáctico, e ilustrar sus implicaciones para el desarrollo profesional docente; asimismo, se centra el eje de análisis en la educación inclusiva. En un segundo momento, se presentan los resultados de un proyecto de innovación docente cuyo eje central es la puesta en acción de esta estrategia por un grupo de docentes de la Universidad de Cádiz, en diversas titulaciones vinculadas a la formación inicial del profesorado. En concreto, se presenta la visión particular del alumnado de la asignatura “Procesos y Contextos Educativos”, del Máster en Formación del Profesorado de Secundaria. Es a través de la voz del alumnado que el modelo de co-enseñanza, llevado a cabo en esta experiencia con las “parejas pedagógicas”, adquiere valor pedagógico y se sitúa como motor para la proyección hacia su práctica futura.Palabras Clave: co-enseñanza, pareja pedagógica, educación inclusiva, formación inicial del profesorado.ABSTRACTThis work approaches the “pedagogical partnerns” as an innovative didactic strategy of inclusive orientation, which characterizes a modality of collaborative teaching (co-teaching). This strategy requires the intentional and voluntary involvement of two teachers in all aspects related to teaching: planning, assessment and, in particular, during the development of class sessions. Initially the literatura on the subject of study is reviewed, in order to documents its potential in improving the didactic process, and to illustrate its implications for teacher professional development; likewise, the analysis focuses on inclusive education. Secondly, we presents the results of a teaching innovation project whose central axis is the implementation of this strategy by a group of teachers of the University of Cadiz, in various degrees related to the preservice teachers. Specifically, we present the students’ particular view on the subject “Processes and Educational Contexts” of the Master in Secondary Teacher Training. It is through the voice of the students that the co-teaching model, carried out in this experience with the “pedagogical partners” , get its pedagogical value and is placed as a motor so that the students can project it towards its future practice.Keywords: co-teaching, pedagogical pair, inclusive education, initial teacher training.


Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Pardo Baldoví ◽  
Diana Marín Suelves ◽  
María Isabel Vidal Esteve

Digital technologies are central elements of today's society. In this context to achieve an adequate degree of development of Digital Competence for professional performance is essential, as well as for life in society and the exercise of citizenship. Higher Education must actively contribute to develop Digital Competence, training students to effectively use digital technologies. That need is exacerbated in the case of initial teacher training, not only because of the progress towards a digitalized school, but also because of the fundamental role in the training of future generations. With the aim of promoting the development of Digital Teaching Competence, this paper presents an innovation project implemented in the Degree of Teacher of Nursery and Primary Education of the University of Valencia that is based on the didactic use of EduBlog. The selection of this digital tool responds to its multiple benefits on the work of curricular content, the development of digital skills and the creation of a positive climate in the classroom. The project developed with a total of 131 second-year students demonstrates that the use of EduBlog has a positive impact on the learning process and on the increase in student engagement and motivation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Carmen Álvarez-Álvarez ◽  
Lidia Sanchez-Ruiz ◽  
Javier Montoya-del-Corte

<p class="Abstract">Throughout the literature, there are several studies that highlight the importance of interaction in the classroom as a means to promote student learning. Based on this idea, and due to the absence of previous studies that do it, the objective of this work is to propose a questionnaire that allows to measure the level of interaction in university classrooms, as well as to identify the best interactive practices, from a triple perspective: observed teacher, external observer and student. This work is part of a teaching innovation project carried out by a multidisciplinary group of lecturers from the University of Cantabria. In this study, in addition to presenting the aforementioned questionnaire proposal, the research process for the collection of data and the analysis of results will be described. It is considered that the main contribution of this work is the proposal of an instrument for measuring interaction.<strong> </strong></p>


Author(s):  
Loreto Carmen Mate Satué ◽  
Maria Teresa Alonso Pérez ◽  
Pedro Bueso Guillén ◽  
María Gállego Lanau ◽  
Esther Hernández Sanz ◽  
...  

This paper aims to expose the results of the multidisciplinary teaching innovation project approved and developed at the University of Zaragoza during the academic year 2018-2019 by professors of different knowledge areas, in particular, administrative law, civil law, commercial law and procedural law. The (main) objective of the Project is that the students in Law Degree and in the Degree in Law and Company Administration and Direction who are in the involved sujects acquire, in an autonomous way, knowledge on the consumer law. Also, they should be able to divulge basic ideas in consumer law, through the creation of a video which will be uploaded in a YouTube channel created for that purpose In this way, the Project intends that students can acquire basic and specific competencies described in the study program, as they can be: interpretation of legal texts from a interdisciplinary perspective, the use of ICTs as tools of work and information and, also, the acquisition of skills to transmit information to a public which can be specialized or non- specialized. 


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